Results for corn

Definitions of corn:

part of speech: noun

Horn: a hard horny excrescence on the toe or foot.

part of speech: verb transitive

To preserve in salt; as, to corn beef.

part of speech: noun

A horny outgrowth on the toe, or foot, due to friction or pressure.

part of speech: verb transitive

To sprinkle with salt in grains.

part of speech: noun

A single seed or grain of one of the edible plants; grain of all kinds- applied to wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, & c.

part of speech: noun

A horny excrescence on a toe or some other part of the foot, very troublesome and painful.

part of speech: noun

Grain, as wheat, barley, etc.; in the United States, maize or Indian corn.

part of speech: noun

A grain or kernel: seeds that grow in ears, as wheat, rye, etc.: grain of all kinds. In U. S., applied to Indian corn or maize, only.

part of speech: verb

To cure meat with salt in grains.

Usage examples for corn:

• Thus, suppose the price of corn to be 4l. "On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation", David Ricardo

• He has corn to eat every day. "Libro segundo de lectura", Ellen M. Cyr

• Is this the time to speak of corn "The Road to Frontenac", Samuel Merwin

• Some few planters, but only a few, let them prepare their corn on Saturday afternoon. "The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus", American Anti-Slavery Society